Warrior’s Promise - Chapter 28

Chapter 28


Outside Sunnywood City, Su Mo held Xi'er's hand as they walked along the mountain trail .
"Xi'er, if we encounter any demonic beasts, hide behind me," he said .
"Uh-huh!" Xi'er nodded .
After a while, they arrived and entered Breezewind Mountains .
Howl!
A Class 2 Lv 1 lion-like demonic beast lept out at them, and Su Mo easily punched it to death .
"Xi'er, close your eyes!" he said .
Xi'er was a little bit surprised but did not ask why and obediently closed her eyes .
Su Mo released his Martial Soul, which instantly devoured the demonic beast's Beast Soul, essence, and blood .
He told Xi'er to close her eyes, not because he did not trust her and did not want her to know his secret, but because he wanted to protect her .
He did not want her to be traumatized by watching a demonic corpse turn into a mummy .
"Alright, Xi'er, let's go!" said Su Mo while taking the Demonic Core out of the demonic beast .
Xi'er opened her eyes, and she was astonished to see that the corpse had been reduced to a bag of bones .
"Brother Su Mo, what happened to this demonic beast?" Xi'er asked in astonishment, and her eyes were filled with confusion .
The demonic beast had been so big and mighty, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into a mummy .
She knew that Su Mo had done this .
She also knew that Su Mo had made her close her eyes, so she would not see it .
However, she still could not help but ask what had happened .
"I devoured its essence and blood . That's why it looks like this now . " Su Mo admitted truthfully .
"Devoured?"
Xi'er was even more confused, for she did not understand how it could be done .
"Haha, Xi'er, if you want to how, I'll show you later," Su Mo said with a smile .
Xi'er only shook her head and said, "Since you don't want me to see it, then I won't . Let's go, Brother Su Mo!"
Most of the demonic beasts in the outskirts of the mountain were below Class 3 Lv 1 .
Since Xi'er slowed him down, Su Mo killed every demonic beast they encountered and devoured their Beast Souls, essence, and blood .  
Xi'er closed her eyes every time Su Mo killed a demonic beast, despite her curiosity .
Although Su Mo allowed her to watch, she insisted against it .
Because Su Mo did not want her to see, she would not do so .
Su Mo could only shake his head helplessly at her stubbornness .
Boom!
He killed a Class 3 Lv 1 demonic beast again .
Just when he was about to devour it, he suddenly sensed something and turned around .
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Seven or eight men in black suddenly jumped out of the woods behind them and quickly surrounded Su Mo and Xi'er .
"What do you want?" Su Mo asked with a frown, hastily pulling Xi'er behind him and giving them a once-over .
The men held steel broadswords, and their dense aura indicated that they were all masters . They surrounded Su Mo and Xi'er without saying a word and obviously had bad intentions .

"Su Mo, give us the girl, and I might consider letting you live . "
The leader of this group was a tall and strong middle-aged man with a cold face and eyes full of killing desire .
Su Mo arched his brows after hearing that .
"They're here for Xi'er, and they know my identity . It seems they came prepared," Su Mo thought .


"Who are you?" Su Mo snapped at them .
　　
"A dying man has no business knowing . " The middle-aged man sneered, and then he waved his hands and shouted, "Kill him!"
He was obviously unwilling to waste his time, so he gave a prompt order .
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The others waved their long sabers and sprang toward Su Mo .
These people had a very powerful aura and were all at Lv 7 .
If combined, they could even rival someone at Lv 8 .
Swish!

Su Mo quickly pulled Xi'er away, and they dodged the sabers, leaving only a shadow where they had just stood .
"Xi'er, get on my back and hold tight!" Su Mo pulled her onto his back .
Although they were all at Lv 7 Qi Cultivation Realm, it was impossible for them to kill him .
Su Mo was only slightly threatened by the leader, who seemed to be at the Peak Lv 8 Qi Cultivation Realm, far more powerful than the others .
If he were fighting a master at the Peak Lv 8 Qi Cultivation Realm one-on-one, he would definitely be able to slip away easily if he could not win .
However, protecting Xi'er was his top priority .
Xi'er also understood the severity of the situation, so she obediently climbed onto Su Mo's back .
Su Mo felt the softness and fragrance of her body, but before he could enjoy it, a long saber hit toward him .
"Whoosh!"
Su Mo used his body move to dodge to the side of a man in black .
Clash!
After a long sword came out of its sheath, with a flash of sword radiance, a stream of blood sprayed out .


Killed in one move!
Su Mo stepped back rapidly after the kill .
"What?"
The men in black were so astonished that he could kill someone in such a short time .
"He's so fast!" the leader said in shock .
Just a month ago, Su Mo's strength was rarely equivalent to the Lv 7, but now, he could instantly kill a Lv 7 martial artist .
"You're still going to hell today!" the leader roared, pulling out his revolving saber and hacking toward Su Mo .
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
He hacked three times in a row, and three sharp gusts of sword Qi went zig-zagging toward Su Mo .
The saber Qi blocked Su Mo from dodging, so he had to face it directly .
"Gale Blade!"
Su Mo swung his sword with the power of surging winds . Soon, the sword radiance burst out and cut the saber Qi in front of him .
Boom!
The saber Qi was shattered and turned into a fierce wind that swept around .
Uh!
Suddenly, a muffled groan escaped from Xi'er's lips .
Su Mo turned back and found Xi's face was pale as white paper . She was biting her lips so hard to hold her moans back .  
Su Mo was shocked and felt guilty for not noticing .
Xi'er was so weak that she could not withstand the aftershocks of the attacks .
However, there was no time to think . As soon as he countered this attack, more attacks came from the other men .
The saber radiance shined like streaks of lightning, heading toward Su Mo's vital parts .


Swirling Winds and Clouds!
As a sword slashed, a fierce wind forced both the men and Su Mo back .
He could have beaten those men, but he had to make sure that Xi'er could avoid the aftershock of his attack .
Before Su Mo could find his footing, the saber radiance swept toward his stomach .
The leader had attacked him again .
The others also attacked him fiercely and did not give Su Mo the slightest break .
The leader struck him at his most vulnerable time, which was after Su Mo finished his last strike and before he could strike again .
In order to protect Xi'er, Su Mo had to reign in his attacks, so he could not display his full strength .
Su Mo could no longer resisting the attack and could only try his best to dodge it .
Puff!
Although Su Mo managed to dodge the blade, the saber Qi still left a deep wound on him .
His blood streamed out of the wound .
"Brother Su Mo!" Xi'er was horrified, and tears appeared in her eyes .  
"Brother Su Mo, just put me down and forget about me . You should run!" Xi'er said, sobbing .
　　
"Xi'er, don't be silly . They can't trap me if I don't want to stay . "
Su Mo laughed, and then he swiftly shifted his direction and dashed deeper into the woods .
In the blink of an eye, he had run dozens of meters .
"Follow him and don't let him get away!" The leader ordered and led his men after Su Mo .